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Toronto’s sewers: love them or … ignore them.
Toronto’s sewers have been in the news lately with the discovery of a crack in a massive trunk pipe buried underneath the Don Valley. Should we...
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New Toronto Public Realm Office off and running
Last year, the City of Toronto decided to set up a “Public Realm Office” that would be a one-stop shop in charge of managing the city’s...
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Friday’s Headlines
TRANSPORTATION • Sheppard LRT line a work in progress [ National Post ] • Solar car a cash drain [ Toronto Star ] • Forget the talking...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Thursday’s headlines
• City plan at crossroads [ National Post ] • Proposal for prime site spurs controversy [ Toronto Star ] • Post-fire fence shuts...
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thinkTORONTO goes to City Hall
WHAT: thinkTORONTO winners exhibit WHEN: Monday, January 12 to Sunday, January 18, 2009 WHERE: Toronto City Hall Rotunda (main floor), 99 Queen St. W...
By Spacing -
New Deal for North American cities?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–vlT1iGF0g[/youtube] There has been much chatter around the continent — especially as the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Councillor calls for parking pad pause [ National Post ] • Will subway expansion be good for you? [ Toronto Star ] • Urgent sewer...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Assorted transportation articles: transit drunk tent, Japan demotorizing, dangerous Indian roads, pedlock, dangerous sidewalks, and talking CCTV
I’ve been doing a New Year’s file clearing, and I came across various articles that I had set aside because I thought they might be of...
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Tuesday’s headlines
SUBWAY EXTENSION • City’s Demands Push Price Of Subway To $5B [ National Post ] • Toronto council executive backs subway extension [ Globe...
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Eating in Toronto 1830-1955 exhibit at Reference Library
Stuffed from the holidays? Never want to eat chocolate and brie again? Got the “muffin-top begone” mentality? Great! Then it’s the right...
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Ontario Travelogue from 1942
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQEmgEm0gA[/youtube] Here’s a lush Ontario-proud technicolor travelogue from the 1930s to warm up this...
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Monday’s headlines
• Vaughan to launch monthly expense report on Web site [ National Post ] • We’re finally waking up to cities’ enormous role ...
By Chloe Ellingson
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered